The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-09-13
CLOSING In.
The Penitentiary Around the
Train Wreckers.


Sophia Fry, Mrs. Annie Best and George
Rivelv. Mrs. Mcmillan had sworn that
Robert Geers, one of the accused train
wreckers, had spent Sunday night, April
%. 1885, the night of the wreck, at her
mothers house, sitting up with SICK
friend, and that he did not leave the house
until 8 o'clock Monday morning. Mn.
Fry and Mrs. Best testified that Mrs. Nc
MILAN had told them that George had not
stayed later than IL o'clock that night, and
that she, Mrs Mcmillan, had been inform
ed that Geers could be cleared OF all
charges of completely in the wreck by
swearing that he had been at her house as
late as midnight.
Mr.. George Rively testified that Isaac
Parker did not patrol the Missouri Pacihc
track to the point at which the wreck had
occurred just before the wreck happened,
as Parker had testified TO having done. In
this connection the state also introduced
in evidence transcript OF Parker's testl-
mony on the previous trial OF the case In
which il was shown Parker had failed TO
mention the circumstance.
The state expects to close to-day.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
When court convened for the afternoon
session Mrs. Annie Best was the first wit
ness examined. Witness had resided in
Wyandotte year last June. She was ac-
auainted with Mrs. Fry and had been in
troduced to Mrs. Viola Mcmillan. She
met Mrs, Mcmillan about Thanksgiving
day, 1886, at Mrs. Fry's house.
az had conversation with Mrs. McMil-
Ian about Robert Geers," said the witness.
aShe told me that Geers left her house a,
IL o'clock on the Sunday night Oh the
wreck. said then that Geers wOnld b. We
had plenty of time after IL o'clock to dc
the mischief-meanius the wrecking oi
the train. She said, they say that if We
account for Geers up to II o'clock he can
be cleared"
"That was what Mrs. Mcmillan said"
eye, sir"
Mrs. Best Nobody was present at that
conversation. So far as ] remember that
was the first and last time that ever mel
Mrs. Mcmillan. / was pleased to hear that
Geers had been at her house She said
he had been sitting up with sick man.
don't remember the name of the sick
man.
George Rively was placed on the stand
In the month of April, 1886, witness was
a deputy under Sheriff Ferguson of Wyan'
dotte county. At the beginning OF the
strike he was assistant Marshal OF Wyan'
dotte. From April 10 until the close o.
the strike he had charge of the guards In
Cypress yards.
"Isaac Parker served nnder me as guard
at the Cypress yards" said the witness.
"On the night of April % / arrived at the
yards at about 6 o'clock, and remained
there until o'clock when / came TO The
elevated railroad bridge. heard Two or
three shots fired there. / met Parker and
man named Garret at the bridge. They
were lust north of the elevated road, about
where Sixth street crosses the railroad
track"
"After meeting him did you accompany
him along the track to the point where the
wreck took place"
No sir. we dida't. We were about hall
way up the road when the wreck TOOK
place. We stopped at a little cabin anc
asked If they had seen any persons around
there who might have fired the shots VI
were informed that three persons had beer
seen In the neighborhood down towards
the river. Parker, Garrett and myself
then walked back down the track W.
didn't 90 any nearer the point of the wreck
The nearest point that we got to the poin
where the wreck took p ace was about 4Ot
wards south of it. Parker did not return
TO the road house in the Cypress yards witt
me. / did not see him again until ate
the wreck.
CoRRoBoRATING NEWPORT AND vossEN.
John Gilley, sergeant of the Kansa
City, KAN, police, testified that on Apri
25. 1886 he was on duty near 1919 81 ktl
street, Kansas City, Kan. 81 did my dnt.
from 6 to g." said the witness. 81 kno'
Fred Newport. have seen Geers, Lear
and Hamilton. 1 knew who Newport
Geers, Leary and Hamilton were at tn
time of the wreck. / ha'
known Newport six or seven years and tn
other parties six or seven months, haviD
frequently seen them in front of the II
1919 Sixth street. On Sunday night, Apri
e. 1886, saw Hamilton, Leary, Geers an,
Newport together in saloon / notice,
Hamilton particularly because he scenes
TO be doing the honors."
"What saloon"
"FerrelTs saloon. 1t was about ~ O'Clock
recognized the four mentioned and thin
there was seven or eight in he crowd "
Here Major Warner objected 80 turtle
examination on this point on the groun'
that the evidence was cumulative and no
in rebuttal. A lengthy legal argdmen
ensued between the counsel, and Judg
Hindman overruled the objection.
"Hamilton was the one who seemed t
be treating. took my drink alongside o
Mr.. Newport"
allow was Hamilton dressed ?"
"He had on black SLOUGH hat, Goa
that looked like it might be an oilcloth o
rubber coat-it was an outside coat.
left them all in the saloon. From the ga
loon / went directly home, about one an,
a half blocks from the Knights of Labo
hall"
"You are certain that all this occurred Of
Sunday night"
Yes: am quite positive it was Suuda,
night, April Is. Irememkr it on accoun
Of the wreck the next morning. / 60